heatherw1970 - May 22, 2013 8:46 am - Hasn't voted
Roughness of trails
Definitely correct about east coast vs west coast trails. I've done a lot of the more difficult hikes in the West - Grand Canyon R2R, Whitney, etc., - and outside of the distance and elevation, the trails themselves were easy going - wide, clear, etc. Trails in the East, and the northeast especially, are REALLY rough - often no switchbacks, extremely rocky, very technical, etc. You're right about looking for every foot placement. Makes stuff like this much more fatiguing.
woodsxc - Nov 18, 2008 7:02 pm - Voted 10/10
NiceNice TR. Welcome to SummitPost.
Tsuyoshi - Nov 19, 2008 8:15 pm - Hasn't voted
nice TRlooks like fun!
davidjhoopes - Nov 27, 2008 7:50 pm - Voted 10/10
Gem of a TripThanks for posting this. Great trip.
heatherw1970 - May 22, 2013 8:46 am - Hasn't voted
Roughness of trailsDefinitely correct about east coast vs west coast trails. I've done a lot of the more difficult hikes in the West - Grand Canyon R2R, Whitney, etc., - and outside of the distance and elevation, the trails themselves were easy going - wide, clear, etc. Trails in the East, and the northeast especially, are REALLY rough - often no switchbacks, extremely rocky, very technical, etc. You're right about looking for every foot placement. Makes stuff like this much more fatiguing.